MoJ releases 875 prisoners during January

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Ministry of Justice announced releasing (875) prisoners who finalized their sentences in the prisons of the Ministry.The official spokesperson of the Ministry, Haider al-Asadi, reported in statement received by IraqiNews.com on Thursday ”The Iraqi Correction Department received instructions from the Minister of Justice, Hassan al-Shimmari, that stipulate starting the implementation of releasing prisoners program for those who finished their sentences to prevent delaying the releasing of detainees.””The number of the prisoners who were released out of the ministry’s prisons reached (875) during last January while the detainees who were referred to courts reached (1376) detainees,” the statement added.”The Minister of Justice instructed to form committees to follow up the acceleration of the detainees releasing process within the resolutions that were issued by ministerial committee of implementing demands of Anbar protestors,” the statement pointed out. \